David Bell Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 28 minutes ago, brylonscamel said: Great to see this layout starting up again David! It looks like there's still some space for buildings to complete the scene? Fortunately I have the services of a talented modeller to fill the spaces 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 A Happy Christmas to all of you and all the very best for 2022. Let's hope for a better one. At the risk of boring you rigid with more pictures of what are essentially plastic boxes here is where we have got to with the platforms! The mk3 is the longest coach I will use so i am using it go establish clearances. Cheers David 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallaig1983 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Not boring at all David. It’s good to see it coming together. Are your platforms scale length and what do they hold? I know they wernt the longest platforms anyway. Looking good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted December 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2021 Excellent. The old layout was quite interesting wasnt it . Got to think the later layout much more practical . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 2 hours ago, mallaig1983 said: Not boring at all David. It’s good to see it coming together. Are your platforms scale length and what do they hold? I know they wernt the longest platforms anyway. Looking good. The longest platform can cope with eight coaches and the banker. Attached are photos from earlier with the Queen of Scots Pullman 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Good to see this starting again. I see Jim's Modelmaster resin kits seem to have become a bit more active recently - is an N15 planned as a pilot? https://modelmaster.uk/876-catalogues-price-lists-modelmaster-locomotive-kits Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 8 hours ago, Ben Alder said: Good to see this starting again. I see Jim's Modelmaster resin kits seem to have become a bit more active recently - is an N15 planned as a pilot? https://modelmaster.uk/876-catalogues-price-lists-modelmaster-locomotive-kits Yes an N15 is on the cards. I have a pre order in with Modelmaster. I also have an Oxford N7 and a Hornby J83 which I hope to fashion into an N15. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 This is where we have reached pre Christmas! Have a good one Cheers David 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David Bell Posted March 31, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 Brian of Braeside Models visited last week and delivered his latest masterpiece for GQS, the North British Hotel. It really is a stunning piece of work 21 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallaig1983 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Now this is a splendid announcement to relaunch RMweb! Beautiful. Thanks for sharing the images David. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 13 hours ago, mallaig1983 said: Now this is a splendid announcement to relaunch RMweb! Beautiful. Thanks for sharing the images David. No excuse now! I hope I can do it justice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 A year or so back I suggested I needed to build a shed to put GQS in and that this would take the form of a self built grounded coach body. After a lot of consideration of different prototypes I have decided it should be a Highland Railway coach, given where we live. I have chosen one which is straight sided so no tumblehome to worry about and it would have been wooden framed too. It is also a little smaller than a modern coach so a bit more manageable. It is a six wheel 4 compartment Luggage First/Third Composite. Diag.9. 33 ft long and 8ft wide. I spent the last week clearing an area in our garden for it not too far from the house.the sticks show the position of the 4 corners. 10 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallaig1983 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I hope you’ll be updating us on the build David. As a former carriage restorer I’m really looking forward to what you create. It’s an ideal home for the layout. Good luck with it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 hours ago, mallaig1983 said: I hope you’ll be updating us on the build David. As a former carriage restorer I’m really looking forward to what you create. It’s an ideal home for the layout. Good luck with it. It'll be an interesting build, Scratchbuilding a coach in 1:1 scale! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallaig1983 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 hours ago, David Bell said: It'll be an interesting build, Scratchbuilding a coach in 1:1 scale! Sounds like fun to me David. Enjoy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) That's going to need an awful lot of plasticard! Edited April 1, 2022 by Michael Hodgson 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Could not resist putting both of Brian's masterpieces together, and yes, he made the sign as well. If nothing else it will spur me on to actually do something! 9 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallaig1983 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Absolutely stunning. I’m tempted to approach Brian myself. He truly is a skilled model maker. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 25 minutes ago, mallaig1983 said: Absolutely stunning. I’m tempted to approach Brian myself. He truly is a skilled model maker. He absolutely is. I have the unenviable task of making some buildings to sit next to the small office. I will have to up my game! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallaig1983 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 That would be my problem too. I’d be worried how much he would show me up. at least you have Brian’s models to study and refer to when you are adding to the scene yourself. Have some faith David, you’re a fine model maker yourself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Thanks for that Andy, I am sure I will bodge something together 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 Moving to the other end of the layout I have made a start on the tunnel mouth 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted April 4, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2022 38 minutes ago, David Bell said: Moving to the other end of the layout I have made a start on the tunnel mouth No mistaking that tunnel mouth! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 55020 Posted April 4, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, David Bell said: Moving to the other end of the layout I have made a start on the tunnel mouth Very nice. Did you manage to get accurate dimensions for the portals, or where these based on observation and "best modelling guesswork"? I'm planning to get my portals modelled over the coming months. Edited April 4, 2022 by 55020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 14 hours ago, 55020 said: Very nice. Did you manage to get accurate dimensions for the portals, or where these based on observation and "best modelling guesswork"? I'm planning to get my portals modelled over the coming months. I did not have accurate dimensions. However once I set the width of the cutting (noting that the walls are quite close to the trains)it became obvious that the tunnel portals had to be as small as I could make them whilst still being big enough for the trains so they kind of evolved by themselves. In my first attempt i made them too big and could not fit them side by side in the space available. The width of the base is 25cm. The tunnel centre lines ar 12 cm apart and the height of the tunnel on the centre line is 78mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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